[09/23/13 - 07:50 AM]HBO Receives 27 Primetime Emmy(R) Awards, the Most of Any Network This Year; "Behind the Candelabra" Leads All Programming with 11 Emmys(R)"Boardwalk Empire" also received five awards, the second-most of any program.

[via press release from HBO]

HBO RECEIVES 27 PRIMETIME EMMY(R) AWARDS, THE MOST OF ANY NETWORK THIS YEAR; "BEHIND THE CANDELABRA" LEADS ALL PROGRAMMING WITH 11 EMMYS(R)

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23, 2013 - HBO received 27 Primetime Emmy(R) Awards, the most of any network for the 12th year in a row, in the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy(R) Awards competition. "Behind the Candelabra" received 11 awards, the most of any program, while "Boardwalk Empire" received 5 awards, the second-most of any program.

HBO's Emmy(R) wins this year include:

* 11 Emmys(R) for "Behind the Candelabra," including Outstanding Miniseries or Movie; Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Michael Douglas); Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Steven Soderbergh); Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie; Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special; Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special; Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Movie; Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic); Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special; Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie; and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie.

* 5 Emmys(R) for "Boardwalk Empire," including Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Bobby Cannavale); Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series; Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series; Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour); and Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series.

* 3 Emmys(R) for "Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God," including Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking; Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming; and Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming (Alex Gibney).

* 2 Emmys(R) for "Game of Thrones," including Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic); and Outstanding Special Visual Effects.

* 2 Emmys(R) for "Veep," including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Julia Louis-Dreyfus); and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Tony Hale).